Triscuit

Iam new here and i did do a search and couldn't find any answers that i wanted so i am posting this to get your advice one what paddle rims/paddle tires i should be looking at getting for my savage x 4.6. Iam planning on playing in the sand a lot with this truck and want something to help me in having fun with the sand. Iwould prefer cheaper (price)but something that won't wear out in a few hours/days of running them in the sand. Thank you in advanced for you help and you will be seeing more of me here i think.

t9dragon

My Feedback: (11)

Only 2 companies make paddles that would fit the Savage. The 2 companies are Proline and Panther.

Triscuit

do you have the models that will fit with the savage?

t9dragon

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Here are the links to those websites. If you browse them you will find what you are looking for.

www.prolineracing.com

www.pantherteam.com

ShoestringRacer

You are going to have a lot of fun with your truck in the sand. I run the ProLine paddles with ProLine Velocity offset wheels. I'd suggest offset wheels (regardless of brand you choose) to give your truck some more stability. And not that you asked but I'd also suggest an Outerwears pre-filter for the airfilter.


http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...&I=LXAHA3&P=ML


http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXBAT1&P=7


Here is a video of that setup if you are curious to see it, but I did not put the paddles on until the middle of the video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCNPsqla3Jk

t9dragon

My Feedback: (11)

Here is a video of my Flux with paddles in the sand.

http://www.youtube.com/user/t9dragon#p/u/14/ZUEmGlXFfhM

http://www.youtube.com/user/t9dragon#p/u/13/WRhgc5zjjBQ

Triscuit

awesome thanks guys that helps a lot.

Derty Werk

you could also try the losi paddles but you would have to get 40series rims

Triscuit

is there anything special i should do if i do want to run my savage in 2WD or just take out the shaft for the front wheels?

t9dragon

My Feedback: (11)

Why do you want to run it in 2wd?

Triscuit

i was just wondering, if it was an easy switch and if it would break anything because it would be fun to play around in 2WD in the sand

t9dragon

My Feedback: (11)

4wd is better in the sand, IMO. You could cause undo stress on the motor.

ShoestringRacer

Nothing special you need to do. The quickest way is to remove the left and right dogbones which only takes a few minutes. That works fine but the front differential is still spinning. I have also taken out the whole front diff; doing that removes the drag from having to turn the diff and it also decreases the weight in the front of your truck which helps with wheelies, etc. I put some duct tape over the diff outdrive holes to prevent sand from going in the diff housing (you don't want to get sand on the pinion etc). And if you really want to reduce drivetrain drag you can take out the front center dogbone, drive cup on the front of the tranny and pinion. But if you just want a quick swap to 2wd in the field removing the left and right dogbone is the way to go. That's what is good with a Savage, you can easily run it either way.


Running 2wd does not cause undue stress on the engine; in fact it is quite the opposite. Running 2wd reduces the load on the engine.

Here is a video of another 2wd Savage doing donuts in the sand. This is RCnitrohead's truck with an LRP 30 engine:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eitJp7ca0rM

rclugnut10

My Feedback: (1)

i've run mine 2wd in grass/dirt and its fun but if you want 2wd get a 1/10 electric or gas, MT's pretty much need to be 4wd becuase they're soo big and heavy they turn like crap spin out wayy to easy

the lug

Triscuit

makes sense but i was just curiouse